Today, when the construction of national mental health is becoming more and more important, the demand for psychological counselors is increasing, and this profession has quietly integrated into our lives.
The supply in the market exceeds the demand, which brings about the rising hourly wages of psychological counselors. Many novices who are not majoring in psychology and are interested in psychological counseling want to enter this industry, but they have no choice.
Today I will talk about how Xiaobai transformed into a professional psychological counselor step by step.
The first step: verify
For any zero-based cross-border experience, the certificate is the first "stepping stone". Certification is a convenient way to quickly understand an industry and learn the theoretical and practical foundations. The cost of training and certification is several thousand yuan, and the cycle time is about half a year.
What needs to be noted is that there is a mixed bag of certificates and certificates on the market. At present, the certificate from the Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences is more recommended. Since the country canceled the second- and third-level unified certification of psychological counselors, led by experts from the psychological counseling professional qualification examination proposition group of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the Chinese Academy of Psychology took the lead in organizing a national unified examination. The certificate’s gold content and industry recognition are also the highest. After finding a reliable training institution and receiving training, you can basically enter the threshold of employment.
Psychological counselor certificate from "Psychological Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences". The reasons for selection are as follows:
✔ Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Founded in 1951, it is the only national-level psychology research and teaching institution in my country
✔ The Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences is a member of the Chinese Psychological Association and the Chinese Psychological Counselors Association Preparatory Committee The affiliated unit has long-term scientific research accumulation and strong teaching resources in all disciplines of psychology;
✔ The existing national psychological counselors [professional standards] and [training materials] are all expert organizations based on the Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Developed;
✔ The previous textbooks and test questions for the second- and third-level psychological counseling examinations were also produced by Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Just talking about the external package and equipment, each company is similar, but if we talk about the inner, professional, and gold content, then the certificate from the Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences is recognized by the market. Just take out the textbooks and question-producing units for the second- and third-level psychological counseling exams, and you can tell the difference.
The second step: practical training
Theory is only one aspect, the most important thing in psychological counseling is the application of practical skills. When choosing a training institution, practical training is also the most important thing to consider. In addition to lectures, reliable training also provides practical exercises, including role-playing, video feedback, standardized patient exercises, follow-up consultations, and even preliminary internships.
Being able to study and complete such a long-term training program in a down-to-earth manner is far more important than superficially listening to theoretical lectures.
practical training is a very important part of pre-job training, such as hypnotherapy , room tree man psychological test, sand table therapy, mandala painting, family statues and other essential skills for psychological counselors, which must be mastered of. At the same time, for different psychological counseling directions, in order to meet the needs of different counselors, it is also necessary to learn corresponding skills. For example, Satya for family relationships, parent-child and intimate relationships, and workplace management psychology for career development.
In addition, if you can afford it financially during this period, it is recommended to undergo a period of self-experience for more than one year - that is, as a visitor, you continue to receive consultations from another counselor. In this way, in addition to learning from the skills of other mature counselors, you can also improve your self-awareness, understand your own psychological characteristics, and lay the foundation for your progress after taking up the job.
The third step: Assistant psychological stage
Assistant counselor is equivalent to the internship period. This stage is also based on learning. Although at this stage, I have some theoretical and practical knowledge and almost have the ability to contact cases independently, psychological counseling requires long-term case accumulation and long-term experience summary in order to be fully responsible for the entire consultation process of the case.
Therefore, the assistant counselor stage is a step-by-step accumulation period following supervision. If the counselors at this stage are not consulting in schools, hospitals, prisons, social workers, etc., no visitors will come to you. In other words, if there is recommended employment, you can also directly contact the visitors. If you don't have these resources, follow the supervision's arrangements, cooperate, learn, summarize, and accumulate step by step with the supervision, you will soon end the internship period and become a formal psychological counselor.
Step Four: Psychological Counselor Stage
Congratulations, now you have entered the last stage, the psychological counselor stage!
Of course, from the initial verification stage, at the critical point of transition from the previous stage to this stage, I will have a clear feeling: I am becoming more and more comfortable in psychological counseling work, and I have a better and better understanding with the supervisor. I will make an appointment for myself by name. As the number of visitors gradually increases, the weekly working hours will gradually become longer ~
Psychological counselors are paid by the hour, which also means that your income will gradually increase!
At this time, it is time to enjoy the income growth dividends accumulated in the past, and there will be a year or two of rapid progress.
In the next five years, with the gradual growth of skills and reputation, the hourly wage level is likely to double. However, it is difficult to increase the working hours purely based on psychological consultation, but the overall income will still double. room for growth. At the same time, what is gratifying is that the workload of thirty hours a week on Tuesday is indeed very relaxed. For many people, taking a day off to work part-time on the weekend is also a good choice.
In the future, with the in-depth understanding of the industry and the accumulation of case experience, many consultants will choose to start their own businesses and create studios. Other consultants may choose to cooperate with universities, enterprises or government agencies for training, or provide program support such as management or personnel, which is also a good income choice.
Editor's postscript
Finally:
Psychological knowledge is a pair of mental armor. This is the case with a lot of wealth. Most of the time you think it is useless, but at a critical moment, it will turn into an invisible life-saving straw to help you escape from the predicament.
Psychological counseling is a process of seeing yourself, the world, and all living beings. I hope everyone can meet themselves in psychology! There are no shortcuts in learning
. But mastering the right methods can get you twice the result with half the effort. Only by changing your mentality and taking one step at a time will you get the results you want. The truth is simple, but few people can do it.
wishes everyone can come ashore as soon as possible and gain the life they ultimately want!
If you also want to apply for a psychological counselor, on the one hand for future development and on the other hand to improve your self-ability, you can follow the public account [Kaoruitong] and reply to the "Psychological Counselor" consultation application.
